Col Walder
@colwalder.bsky.social
Engineering Director @ CD Projekt Red, Composer, Audio Programmer, Drummer
Worked on GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077
Composer for Banshee: Demon Girl
Worked on GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077
Composer for Banshee: Demon Girl
Had a great time last night hanging out with the Bandung indie game dev community. A really cool group full of creative energy and forging the path with a new generation 💪
Thanks for welcoming me, it was a blast!
Thanks for welcoming me, it was a blast!
June 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Had a great time last night hanging out with the Bandung indie game dev community. A really cool group full of creative energy and forging the path with a new generation 💪
Thanks for welcoming me, it was a blast!
Thanks for welcoming me, it was a blast!
Calling 3D Artists, Pixel artists, and modellers!
The dev I did music for on No Rest for the Weary is starting a new project and is looking for ppl to collab with. The concept is a low-poly 3D roguellike taking inspiration from Hades and Souls.
If you’re interest lmk and I’ll hook you up
The dev I did music for on No Rest for the Weary is starting a new project and is looking for ppl to collab with. The concept is a low-poly 3D roguellike taking inspiration from Hades and Souls.
If you’re interest lmk and I’ll hook you up
June 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Calling 3D Artists, Pixel artists, and modellers!
The dev I did music for on No Rest for the Weary is starting a new project and is looking for ppl to collab with. The concept is a low-poly 3D roguellike taking inspiration from Hades and Souls.
If you’re interest lmk and I’ll hook you up
The dev I did music for on No Rest for the Weary is starting a new project and is looking for ppl to collab with. The concept is a low-poly 3D roguellike taking inspiration from Hades and Souls.
If you’re interest lmk and I’ll hook you up
Let’s go chooms! Exciting times ahead 🦾🦾🦾
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Let’s go chooms! Exciting times ahead 🦾🦾🦾
Huge congrats to Ross Tregenza on the BAFTA win for Best Music last night, along with Wilbert and the Helldivers team.
Ross is one of my favourite people on the planet: so happy to see all his hard work and dedication pay off 💪💪💪
Ross is one of my favourite people on the planet: so happy to see all his hard work and dedication pay off 💪💪💪
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Huge congrats to Ross Tregenza on the BAFTA win for Best Music last night, along with Wilbert and the Helldivers team.
Ross is one of my favourite people on the planet: so happy to see all his hard work and dedication pay off 💪💪💪
Ross is one of my favourite people on the planet: so happy to see all his hard work and dedication pay off 💪💪💪
That’s a wrap for #GDC 2025. It’s been a good one with a nice mix of meeting ppl old and new, plus some great talks. It’s inspiring to see how ppl are raising the bar on sound and music in games. Plus I had the honour of being dubbed a fashion icon! Who would have thought 😅
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
That’s a wrap for #GDC 2025. It’s been a good one with a nice mix of meeting ppl old and new, plus some great talks. It’s inspiring to see how ppl are raising the bar on sound and music in games. Plus I had the honour of being dubbed a fashion icon! Who would have thought 😅
Celebrating a year since the release of #FF7Rebirth I’m excited to announce a new EP from myself, @lucialarezza.bsky.social @helenlynchmusic.bsky.social Nene Yamagishi and Filip Marcinkowski
Et Nocte Perpetua is a musical love letter to FF games.
Landing on digital stores on the 7th (of March)
Et Nocte Perpetua is a musical love letter to FF games.
Landing on digital stores on the 7th (of March)
March 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Celebrating a year since the release of #FF7Rebirth I’m excited to announce a new EP from myself, @lucialarezza.bsky.social @helenlynchmusic.bsky.social Nene Yamagishi and Filip Marcinkowski
Et Nocte Perpetua is a musical love letter to FF games.
Landing on digital stores on the 7th (of March)
Et Nocte Perpetua is a musical love letter to FF games.
Landing on digital stores on the 7th (of March)
Tried some hair regrowth serum I got from a travelling alchemist. Had a bit more kick than I expected…
February 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tried some hair regrowth serum I got from a travelling alchemist. Had a bit more kick than I expected…
Artwork just in for an upcoming EP I've been working on with @lucialarezza.bsky.social and @helenlynchmusic.bsky.social and...wow @artbychichi.com has knocked it out of the park!
January 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Artwork just in for an upcoming EP I've been working on with @lucialarezza.bsky.social and @helenlynchmusic.bsky.social and...wow @artbychichi.com has knocked it out of the park!
Always a highlight of visiting my old stomping grounds for Xmas is getting to hang with my best bud @tregenza-music.bsky.social 🤘
December 28, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Always a highlight of visiting my old stomping grounds for Xmas is getting to hang with my best bud @tregenza-music.bsky.social 🤘
Santa brought me some study material for 2025! 💪🎼
December 26, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Santa brought me some study material for 2025! 💪🎼
To celebrate Witcher 3’s 10th anniversary (and coincidentally it’s my 10th at CD Projekt too), we’ll be taking the soundtrack on tour!
Details at thewitcher.com/concert
Details at thewitcher.com/concert
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 PM
To celebrate Witcher 3’s 10th anniversary (and coincidentally it’s my 10th at CD Projekt too), we’ll be taking the soundtrack on tour!
Details at thewitcher.com/concert
Details at thewitcher.com/concert
Gamedevs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game.
If you thought you had enough of the colour yellow during Cyberpunk 2077’s launch campaign, I’ve been living with it my whole career ;)
If you thought you had enough of the colour yellow during Cyberpunk 2077’s launch campaign, I’ve been living with it my whole career ;)
December 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Gamedevs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game.
If you thought you had enough of the colour yellow during Cyberpunk 2077’s launch campaign, I’ve been living with it my whole career ;)
If you thought you had enough of the colour yellow during Cyberpunk 2077’s launch campaign, I’ve been living with it my whole career ;)
Tonight’s music research: Mahler
Check out the size of the orchestra! I think the first time I’ve seen a performance in this layout too.
Dial that excitement right up to 11 🤩
Check out the size of the orchestra! I think the first time I’ve seen a performance in this layout too.
Dial that excitement right up to 11 🤩
December 7, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Tonight’s music research: Mahler
Check out the size of the orchestra! I think the first time I’ve seen a performance in this layout too.
Dial that excitement right up to 11 🤩
Check out the size of the orchestra! I think the first time I’ve seen a performance in this layout too.
Dial that excitement right up to 11 🤩
Had a blast at the CDPR Christmas party, celebrating the company’s 30’th anniversary under a freaking castle! Dungeon parties are the best 🏰
December 7, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Had a blast at the CDPR Christmas party, celebrating the company’s 30’th anniversary under a freaking castle! Dungeon parties are the best 🏰
Big news: Project Polaris has entered full scale production!
Toss a coin to your Witcher baby, let’s do this 💪⚔️
Toss a coin to your Witcher baby, let’s do this 💪⚔️
November 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Big news: Project Polaris has entered full scale production!
Toss a coin to your Witcher baby, let’s do this 💪⚔️
Toss a coin to your Witcher baby, let’s do this 💪⚔️
Introduce yourself in 4 video games
November 18, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Introduce yourself in 4 video games
Some Sunday drumming just for fun :)
November 10, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Some Sunday drumming just for fun :)
Time to guard some veil!
November 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Time to guard some veil!
Incredible performance by the orchestra at the Game of Thrones Symphonic Tribute.
Music really is the fucking best.
Music really is the fucking best.
October 28, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Incredible performance by the orchestra at the Game of Thrones Symphonic Tribute.
Music really is the fucking best.
Music really is the fucking best.
#gdc is on the horizon and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be giving a talk again this year alongside our Staff Engineer for Audio, Giuseppe Marano
We’re going to be taking a look at the audio mixing, music and mods systems that we build for #Cyberpunk2077
See you there!
We’re going to be taking a look at the audio mixing, music and mods systems that we build for #Cyberpunk2077
See you there!
February 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
#gdc is on the horizon and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be giving a talk again this year alongside our Staff Engineer for Audio, Giuseppe Marano
We’re going to be taking a look at the audio mixing, music and mods systems that we build for #Cyberpunk2077
See you there!
We’re going to be taking a look at the audio mixing, music and mods systems that we build for #Cyberpunk2077
See you there!
Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2024?
December 31, 2023 at 1:22 PM
Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2024?
Got my contributors’ copy of Game Audio Programming 4
Can’t wait to read the chapters from the other contributors!
Out December 6th, it’s the perfect stocking filler for the audio programmer in your life (disclaimer: may require book shaped stockings)
Can’t wait to read the chapters from the other contributors!
Out December 6th, it’s the perfect stocking filler for the audio programmer in your life (disclaimer: may require book shaped stockings)
November 25, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Got my contributors’ copy of Game Audio Programming 4
Can’t wait to read the chapters from the other contributors!
Out December 6th, it’s the perfect stocking filler for the audio programmer in your life (disclaimer: may require book shaped stockings)
Can’t wait to read the chapters from the other contributors!
Out December 6th, it’s the perfect stocking filler for the audio programmer in your life (disclaimer: may require book shaped stockings)
Preparing for recording tomorrow: the studio at FAME’s is primed and ready for action!
August 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Preparing for recording tomorrow: the studio at FAME’s is primed and ready for action!
Hello Skopje! We’ve got a day to explore the city before the recording sesh tomorrow. So far: Epic landscape, big statues, delicious food!
August 26, 2023 at 6:07 AM
Hello Skopje! We’ve got a day to explore the city before the recording sesh tomorrow. So far: Epic landscape, big statues, delicious food!